The Fire Within
About The Fire Within
Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.
The Fire Within (1963) is a drama film directed by Louis Malle. The film is filed under alcoholism, loneliness, clinic, and luger.
Maurice Ronet takes the lead as Alain Leroy, Léna Skerla as Lydia, Yvonne Clech as Mademoiselle Farnoux, and Hubert Deschamps as D'Averseau. Released in October 1963, it runs 108 minutes.
The screenplay is by Louis Malle. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel.
The Shining, Oldboy, and Frances Ha make useful companions to The Fire Within. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 253 votes.